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    Building minimum viable documentation
    • 31 Jan 2023
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    Building minimum viable documentation

    • Updated on 31 Jan 2023
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    Article Summary

    Key Strategies

    • Create a template to use across all component groups
    • Demonstrate “real life” examples/applications wherever possible
    • Don’t forget about specs
    • Layout, Spacing, Sizing, and Red-Lining
    • Do’s and Do Not’s are crucial
    • Document for responsive design

    Documentation Pro-Tips

    • D.R.Y (“Don’t Repeat Yourself”)
    • Most General > Most Specific
    • Use Visuals
    • Do not promote designs into the system until they have documentation in place
    • Remember, design documentation is valuable for developer’s too
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